AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later

Launch date	19 Oct 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 5.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4275 vs 4089
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62684 vs 59578

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz vs 5.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4275 vs 4089
PassMark - CPU mark	62684 vs 59578

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4089

4275

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59578

62684

Name	AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4089	4275
PassMark - CPU mark	59578	62684
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		15782

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Essentials
Launch date	19 Oct 2023	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1899	$699
Place in performance rating	56	44
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-000000514
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²	70 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	5.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	13,140 million	13140 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		47 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-5200
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	sTR5	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	170 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		5.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)